Japanese right-hander Tatsuya Imai has agreed to a three-year, $54 million deal with the Houston Astros, MLB.com reported Thursday citing a source.The 27-year-old joined the Lions in 2017 out of high school as their top draft pick and posted double-digit wins for the past three seasons, leading the Pacific League with 187 strikeouts in 2024.Imai could earn $3 million in incentives if he throws 100 innings in 2026, which would also trigger his base salary to be raised to $21 million in the following two years, the report said.He had longer-term deals with lower average annual values from oth…READ FULL ARTICLE
